Regarding the class in Manteca. I attended the class a couple of years ago.
Mary Del Pino was teaching, however it was through the Senior Citizen Center.
So many people attended, we had to change rooms and younger people wanted to
attend also. At the end of the course, it was decided to offer the course
through the Rec. Center so that all ages could attend.
It was fantastic . I live in San Ramon and each week would pick up an elderly
cousin in Hayward and the two of us would acquaint ourselves and somnetimes
reacquaint ourselves with Portuguese culture. Mary is a wonderful teacher;
very committed to her Portuguese heritage and great ability to inspire others.
After attending her class, I made my first trip to Portugal and the Azores.
Would recommend it to any of you who are 1st or 2nd generation Portuguese
Americans.
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From: Deanna Enos dee59...@gmail.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 3, 2011 8:33:30 AM
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FYI: Manteca Bulletin, Portuguese cultural
class series starts Wednesday
Oh Katherine, I wish I could attend this, but Folsom is just too far away.
Maybe they will repeat it in the Sacramento area
On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Katharine katharine.f.ba...@gmail.com
wrote:
Disclaimer: I have no connection to the following, simply came across
while doing my daily search on Azores on Google News. Still, it
might be of interest to some of our members. Katharine.
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Portuguese cultural class series starts Wednesday
http://www.mantecabulletin.com/news/article/19761
Staff reports of the Manteca (Calif.) Bulletin
POSTED Dec. 31, 2010 10:24 p.m.
The Manteca Parks and Recreation Department is again offering a
Portuguese class geared for those of Portuguese descent who want to
learn more about their history, or just anyone interested in knowing
more about the culture other than festas and bullfights.
The nine-week Portuguese Cultural Class will begin on Wednesday, Jan.
5. Classes will be held every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the
Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane, just behind the Police
Department. Registration for the class is at the Manteca Parks and
Recreation Department at 252 Magnolia Avenue in Manteca.
Interested in finding out how different cultures influenced the
Azores, how a rebel tribal leader, Virathus, held off the mighty
Roman Army on the Iberian Peninsula, and why the inhabitants of
Teceira, Azores like their bulls and bullfights so much, and why the
Portuguese have such a devotion to the Holy Spirit?
You can find out those answers and much more by taking the Portuguese
Cultural Class offered from Jan. 5 to March 2.
Participants will learn the history of Portugal going back to pre-
Roman days then to the first monarch, the golden age of discovery, and
understand the reasons behind the immigration move to the USA,
according to Mary Del Pino who is teaching the class.
Traditions, both cultural and religious will be a large focus of the
class, she said. Traditional foods, dance and music will be explored.
Students will learn the “Chamarita” – a folk dance, and will have a
Portuguese potluck where the main course will be provided and everyone
brings their favorite Portuguese dish. The Portuguese language will be
touched on, with some basic greetings and dialects reviewed, as well
as the history of the language.
Those who are studying their family trees can get information on how
to continue their research. They will also learn about prominent
Portuguese-Americans and what the letters FESM and MRPS really stand
for.
The class costs $50 per person for the nine-week session. This
includes all class materials, the cost of the potluck and the
“Chamarita” dance lesson. If you are not a resident of Manteca, the
class will cost
$60, as there is a $10 non-residence fee. No registration will take
place after the second class on Jan. 12.
Course teacher Mary (Gomes) Del Pino is a certificated high school
teacher. She speaks fluent Portuguese and is of Portuguese ancestry,
both on her maternal and paternal sides.
She was the first editor of the “Luso-American,” the in-house
publication for the Luso-American Fraternal Society based in Dublin.
This will be the ninth Portuguese Cultural class that Del Pino has
taught.
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